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In this installment of our special series, #SDLivingTheDream, we hear from a self-described jack of all trades who evolved into a true leader with the help of experiences in the Solar Decathlon.
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Name: Kyle Macht
Years participated in Solar Decathlon:
2007: core team member
2009: team leader
2011: rules inspector
University team: Penn State
Current organization / employer: Macht Architecture
Current role: Principal
Our #SDLivingTheDream series continues with a recent alum from the Design Challenge who actually went on to work behind the scenes with the event's staff, including posting to our social media channels for last month's completely virtual event.
Amanda Kirkeby working in the lab at NREL on Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) research, an alternative method of power distribution in buildings.…………………
Name: Amanda Kirkeby
Year participated in Solar Decathlon: 2018 Design Challenge
University team: Middlebury Zero Energy School Team (Middlebury College)
Current organization / employer: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Current role: Post-graduate intern with the Applied Engineering group
We’re continuing our special series to highlight alumni of both the Build Challenge and the Design Challenge of Solar Decathlon, and how their experiences with the event have shaped their careers and lives. This time on #SDLivingTheDream, it’s Rodrigo Castro.
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Name: Rodrigo Castro, PhD
Year participated in Solar Decathlon: 2011
University team: Team Florida (University of Florida)
Current organization / employer: Bionova Ltd.
Current role: Senior LCA Expert
We're continuing our series, #SDLivingTheDream, highlighting alumni of both the Build Challenge and Design Challenge and how their time in the competition has shaped their careers and their lives.
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Name: Bennett Doherty
Year participated in Solar Decathlon: 2018 Design Challenge
University team: Middlebury College
Current organization / employer: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Current role: Research Engineer in the Commercial Buildings Group
Today we begin a new series on the Solar Decathlon blog, #SDLivingTheDream, highlighting alumni of both the Build Challenge and Design Challenge and how their time in the competition has shaped their careers and their lives. First up, we talk to Dylan Weber Callahan, who competed in the most recent Build Challenge and has already parlayed that experience into a great design job with HOK.
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Name: Dylan Weber Callahan
Year participated in Solar Decathlon: Solar Decathlon 2017 in Denver, CO
University team: Washington University in St. Louis
Current organization / employer: HOK (New York office)
Current role: Design Professional
